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Employment Rights and Protection
Egypt
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The State shall protect women against all forms of violence and ensure enabling women to strike a balance between family duties and work requirements.
… (Art. 11) - Arabic…
وتلتزم الدولة بحماية المرأة ضد كل أشكال العنف، وتكفل تمكين المرأة من التوفيق بين واجبات الأسرة ومتطلبات العمل
…(المادّة 11)
Employment Rights and Protection
Colombia
- EnglishEvery person is free to choose a profession or occupation [ofício]. The law may demand credentials of ability. The competent authorities will inspect and oversee the exercise of the professions. Occupations, the arts, and employments [oficios] that do not require academic training can be freely exercised, except for those which involve a social risk.
… (Art. 26) - SpanishToda persona es libre de escoger profesión u oficio. La ley podrá exigir títulos de idoneidad. Las autoridades competentes inspeccionarán y vigilarán el ejercicio de las profesiones. Las ocupaciones, artes y oficios que no exijan formación académica son de libre ejercicio, salvo aquellas que impliquen un riesgo social.
… (Art. 26)
Employment Rights and Protection
Azerbaijan
- EnglishI. Everyone has the right to rest.
II. To people working on contract with [a] maximum 8-hour working day, rest and holiday days, at least 21-day paid annual leave is guaranteed. (Art. 37) - AzerbaijaniI. Hər kəsin istirahət hüququ vardır.
II. Əmək müqaviləsi ilə işləyənlərə qanunla müəyyən edilmiş, lakin gündə 8 saatdan artıq olmayan iş günü, istirahət və bayram günləri, ildə azı bir dəfə 21 təqvim günündən az olmayan ödənişli məzuniyyət verilməsi təmin edilir. (Maddə 37)
Employment Rights and Protection
Latvia
- EnglishEveryone has the right to freely choose their employment and workplace according to their abilities and qualifications. Forced labour is prohibited. Participation in the relief of disasters and their effects, and work pursuant to a court order shall not be deemed forced labour. (Art. 106)
- LatvianIkvienam ir tiesības brīvi izvēlēties nodarbošanos un darbavietu atbilstoši savām spējām un kvalifikācijai. Piespiedu darbs ir aizliegts. Par piespiedu darbu netiek uzskatīta iesaistīšana katastrofu un to seku likvidēšanā un nodarbināšana saskaņā ar tiesas nolēmumu. (Art. 106)
Employment Rights and Protection
Cuba
- EnglishWomen and men have equal rights and responsibilities in the economic, political, cultural, occupational, social, and familial domains, as well as in any other domain. The State guarantees that both will be offered the same opportunities and possibilities.
… (Art. 43) - SpanishLa mujer y el hombre tienen iguales derechos y responsabilidades en lo económico, político, cultural, laboral, social, familiar y en cualquier otro ámbito. El Estado garantiza que se ofrezcan a ambos las mismas oportunidades y posibilidades.
… (Art. 43)
Employment Rights and Protection
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- EnglishThe economy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with its objectives of achieving the economic independence of the society, uprooting poverty and deprivation, and fulfilling human needs in the process of development while preserving human liberty, is based on the following criteria:
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2. ensuring conditions and opportunities of employment for everyone, with a view to attaining full employment; placing the means of work at the disposal of everyone who is able to work but lacks the means, in the form of cooperatives, through granting interest free loans or recourse to any other legitimate means that neither results in the concentration or circulation of wealth in the hands of a few individuals or groups, nor turns the government into a major absolute employer. These steps must be taken with due regard for the requirements governing the general economic planning of the country at each stage of its growth;
3. the plan for the national economy, must be structured in such a manner that the form, content, and hours of work of every individual will allow him sufficient leisure and energy to engage, beyond his professional endeavour, in intellectual, political, and social activities leading to all-round development of his self, to take active part in leading the affairs of the country, improve his skills, and to make full use of his creativity;
4. respect for the right to choose freely one's occupation; refraining from compelling anyone to engage in a particular job; and preventing the exploitation of another's labour;
… (Art. 43) - Persianبرای تأمین استقلال اقتصادی جامعه و ریشهکن کردن فقر و محرومیت و برآوردن نیازهای انسان در جریان رشد، با حفظ آزادگی او، اقتصاد جمهوری اسلامی ایران بر اساس ضوابط زیر استوار میشود:
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2- تأمین شرایط و امکانات کار برای همه به منظور رسیدن به اشتغال کامل و قرار دادن وسایل کار در اختیار همه کسانی که قادر به کارند ولی وسایل کار ندارند، در شکل تعاونی، از راه وام بدون بهره یا هر راه مشروع دیگر که نه به تمرکز و تداول ثروت در دست افراد و گروههای خاص منتهی شود و نه دولت را بهصورت یک کارفرمای بزرگ مطلق درآورد. این اقدام باید با رعایت ضرورتهای حاکم بر برنامهریزی عمومی اقتصاد کشور در هر یک از مراحل رشد صورت گیرد.
3- تنظیم برنامه اقتصادی کشور به صورتی که شکل و محتوا و ساعت کار چنان باشد که هر فرد علاوه بر تلاش شغلی، فرصت و توان کافی برای خودسازی معنوی، سیاسی و اجتماعی و شرکت فعال در رهبری کشور و افزایش مهارت و ابتکار داشته باشد.
4- رعایت آزادی انتخاب شغل، و عدم اجبار افراد به کاری معین و جلوگیری از بهرهکشی از کار دیگری.
… (اصل 43)
Employment Rights and Protection
Monaco
- EnglishMonegasques are entitled to the assistance of the State in the event of … unemployment … and maternity in the circumstances and manner laid down by law. (Art. 26)
- FrenchLes Monégasques ont droit à l'aide de l'Etat en cas … chômage … et maternité, dans les conditions et formes prévues par la loi. (Art. 26)
Employment Rights and Protection
Gabon
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7) Each citizen has the duty to work and the right to obtain employment. None may be discriminated against in their [son] work for reason of their origins, of their [son] sex, of their [sa] race, [or] of their opinions;
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24) The State favors the equal access of women and of men to the electoral mandates as well as to the political and professional responsibilities. (Art. 1) - French…
7°) Chaque citoyen a le devoir de travailler et le droit d’obtenir un emploi. Nul ne peut être lésé dans son travail en raison de ses origines, de son sexe, de sa race, de ses opinions;
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24°) L'Etat favorise l'égal accès des femmes et des hommes aux mandats électoraux ainsi qu'aux responsabilités politiques et professionnelles. (Art. 1)
Employment Rights and Protection
Ecuador
- EnglishYoung adults shall be entitled to be active subjects in production, as well as work for self-sustenance, family care-giving and community initiatives. Conditions and opportunities will be fostered to this end.
To fulfill the right to work of communities, peoples and nations, the State shall take specific measures to eliminate any discrimination affecting them, shall recognize and support all their forms of work organization, and shall assure access to employment in equal conditions.
Self-employed and free-knee work performed in public spaces, permitted by the law and other regulations, shall be acknowledged and protected. Any manner of confiscation of such workers' products, work materials or tools is forbidden.
The processes of labor selection, hiring and promotion shall be based on requirements of competencies, skills, training, merit and abilities. The use of discriminatory criteria and instruments affecting people’s privacy, dignity and bodily safety is forbidden.
The State shall encourage vocational preparation and training to enhance access to, and the quality of, employment and self-employment.
… (Art. 329) - SpanishLas jóvenes y los jóvenes tendrán el derecho de ser sujetos activos en la producción, así como en las labores de autosustento, cuidado familiar e iniciativas comunitarias. Se impulsarán condiciones y oportunidades con este fin.
Para el cumplimiento del derecho al trabajo de las comunidades, pueblos y nacionalidades, el Estado adoptará medidas específicas a fin de eliminar discriminaciones que los afecten, reconocerá y apoyará sus formas de organización del trabajo, y garantizará el acceso al empleo en igualdad de condiciones.
Se reconocerá y protegerá el trabajo autónomo y por cuenta propia realizado en espacios públicos, permitidos por la ley y otras regulaciones. Se prohíbe toda forma de confiscación de sus productos, materiales o herramientas de trabajo.
Los procesos de selección, contratación y promoción laboral se basarán en requisitos de habilidades, destrezas, formación, méritosy capacidades. Se prohíbe el uso de criterios e instrumentosdiscriminatorios que afecten la privacidad, la dignidad e integridad de las personas.
El Estado impulsará la formación y capacitación para mejorar el acceso y calidad del empleo y las iniciativas de trabajo autónomo.
… (Art. 329)